The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-09
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THE wIrcH's FATE.
Cruel Prejudice Of Old Times More Than
Equaled Now.

EQuhIed NOW,
Not many decades ago In this country
the people we're excited over witcheraft
Persons suspected were thrown into th,
water; II not witches, they would drown If
they were witches, they would swim ashore,
and would be put to death! In any event,
they were doomed!
Not many years ago II a person werC
taken sick with advanced disorder OF the
kidneys, the physician would pronounce
the disease BrIghts disease, and when 40
d,c'are !, he regarded his responsibility at
an end, for medical authority admitted that
the disease was incurable
When the physician found patient thus
afflicted, he would say, "oh, "a slight attack
Of the kidneys; will be all right In little
while" He knew to the contrary. But II
he could keep his patient OH his hands for
few months, he knew he would derive a
great revenue from his case, and then when
the disease had progressed to a certain stage,
he would state the facts and retire, exoner-
ated from all blame.
But the error Of supposing the. disease
incurable, has swayed the public mind.
long after the fact has ceased to be. But
public opinion has been educated to the
true status Of the case by those who have
discounted the incurability theory, and the
public recognizes and tescifies 10 the fact
that Warmers safe cure Is a specific for
this disease. This has been shown with
thousands of testimonial.
Upon referring to them In our files We
find that $6, 200 reward will he given to any
one who cPn prove that so far as the manu-.
facturers know they are not genuine, and
that hundreds Of thousands similar In
character could be published, II 1t were
necessary.
This condition of things Is very amusing
10 the journalist, who looks upon all side
OF every question. Proof should BE-
excepted by all, but prejudice fights proof
for many years. 1t seems strange that
when proprietary medicine is doing the
good that Warmers safe cure Is, that the
ply sicians do notpubzicly indorse 1t. Many
of them, we arc told, privately prescribe 1t,
as 1t is sold. by dealers In every part of the
country.
A few years ago, as stated, when a man
had Brights disease, the doctor boldly
announced it, because he thought it relieved
him of responsibility.
To-day when pi iominent people are dying
land hundreds of thousands of common
people die of the same disease), we are told
that doctors disguise fact that It is Bright's
disease of the kidneys and say they die of
paralysis, of apoplexy, of pneumonia, of
of general debility, of rheum-
atism, of heart disease, of blood poisoning,
or some other of the names of the direct
effects of kidney disease. They are not the
real disease itself.
We sometimes wonder II they avoid stat |
ing the real cause of disease for fear they
will drive the public into patronage of the
only scientific proprietary specific for kid
ncy diseases and the thousand and one d.
seases that originate in inactive kidneys.
We do not believe every advertisement
we read. Some people perhaps may regard
this article as an advertisement and will
not believe it, but we are candid enough to |
say that we believe the parties above mem
toned have stated their case and proved 1t, |
and under such circumstances the public is
unwise II 1t is longer Influenced by adverse
prejudice.